NYPD Rules Queens Bakery Owner's Shooting Death A Homicide
The NYPD has ruled the shooting death of Queens bakery owner Albert Itzkowitz a homicide, officials said Thursday after the 75-year-old was found fatally shot along Kissena Lake on Monday, May 18.[1]
He was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds near the lake shoreline just before 5 p.m., police said.[1] There have been no arrests, and Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips in the case.[1]
Police have launched a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact investigators as detectives continue to seek leads.[1]
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- Albert Itzkowitz, 75, was found with multiple gunshot wounds along the Kissena Lake shoreline on Monday, May 18, 2026, just before 5 p.m.
- The NYPD announced on Thursday, May 21, 2026, that his death has been ruled a homicide.
- No arrests have been made, and Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips in the case.
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